Update
just called ee on 0800 956 6000
& said that I still not had received the unlock code despite their email to 10 days ago stated it can take upto 10 days.
He replied that the payg had not been properly registered so he registered it again & gave me £15 credit. I said that the code was more important than the credit to me. Now upto another 10 days to wait. He said he will ask the unlock team to prioritise the request. Now wait & see.

It is dual SIM but it isn't enabled. To enable it you need to root. More info on XDA.

Heat, looks like a lot of phone for the price.
Similar to the likes of the Xiaomi Redmi 4 (etc.) but slightly lower Antutu score, though you don't have to wait for the slow boat from China.
Oh, and it has Band 20 before anyone asks. :stuck_out_tongue:

was gonna get it but everytime I went into an EE store they be changing the price £20 top up and then they say unlock is free to then told unlock is £8.99 in the end gave up

how do you get this price its still showing 159.99

I think the £159.99 price includes a pair of Beat's EP headphones.

http://shop.ee.co.uk/mobile-phones/pay-as-you-go/huawei-p9-lite-black-beats-black/details

£189.99 price includes a pair of Beat's EP headphones

in store only, more expensive online

I think you maybe right there! I was in the shop earlier and quickly scanned the price. Must have not looked properly!

it's a cracking handset. I have one on Vodafone.

Heat added, I'd would also add extra heat because you're a Claret like me!

Hot . Huawei have just started releasing nougat for the P9 in China and they have been beta testing in Europe for a while, so fingers crossed it should be available in the next month or so.

I'm using the p9 like, it was an upgrade from a Sony z3 compact. It's fast enough for me. one downside, it doesn't have a gyroscope thing so google cardboard stuff doesn't work as expected.

​instore not online

im tempted

Totally agree great phone for the price best price I've seen for this and worth the money.Nice find.

Got this for my daughter's Xmas present from EE store, seems to bargain for the spec.

Seems it's store specific deal. Not national.

Got the phone in the EE package deal with the beats headphones about a month ago. Great phone - use the sim and wait a week and you can unlock free via website.

just bought one a few hours ago, really nice phone!

​I just spoke to CServices and they said you have to had used the phone for 6 months before they proceed with the unlocking. An unlock request can be made 10 days after purchase though

bought one of these for my wife during black friday event, awesome phone am really suprised at the speed and ease of use. camera is pretty good, not amazing but can cope in all lights and so far not let her down.
My wife is a bit of a technophobe tey shes picked this up easily and now spends a lot of time on facebook & skype - so i got my laptop back!!!
Definately worth taking a look..... Hot for the OP

Got one yesterday in store to replace the mother's aging Nexus 4. Can use the mandatory £10 top up for unlocking.

Great phone for the money. Similar specced moto g4 plus almost costs £100 more. Hot.

Strange, worked fine in the plastic VR goggle my son had, moved in all directions and was very fluid

​You just need to persist and read out the part of the website which states it is free and where it explicitly states the 6 months is only for contract customers. I did this, they changed their tune quickly.

Also. Make sure you get a tempered glass screen protector for this phone, it's got cheap glass and scratches very easily.

I think (if I'm not mistaken and you can tell me), that on this model, the 'cheap glass' is in fact a factory-fitted plastic screen protector that you can remove which exposes the actual high-quality glass. This is a great handset in all respects, and stunning value for money.

Is this the dual SIM version?

By cheap glass I mean it's *not* scratch resistant Gorrilla Glass that other handsets have. And yes, there is a useless factory fitted 'screen protector' that fails to protect it. It's a shame because it's a really great phone otherwise.

You can unlock as soon as you get the phone. log on to my EE. Got a payg phone 2 weeks ago online. requested unlock code the same day it was delivered.....code emailed within a week. It's pretty easy and free

Just buy a tempered glass screen protector, problem solved.

Great phone but only thing stopping me to buy is micro USB the p9 has type c
Heat added

Did they do this in-store or did you have to contact CS?

Can Anyone comment on the truth of the 16gb? I have a 4x with "8gb" internal storage, but it is less than 2 in reality, making the phone virtually unusable.

Bought in store last week. But still waiting for unlock code 7 days later. My store (Boston) was £10 top up on gold (£159), but £20 top up on the cheaper (£129) black one.

​the p9 full version is absolutely amazing piece of kit the camera if fantastic and there is no lag at all no matter what you have running, however, if your on a budget I would highly recommend the p9 lite, I bought for my wife and it's pretty awesome, it is much better than I expected, I was lucky I bought during black Friday and also had loyalty discount with orange transferring to ee, 125 Inc the headphones which are also very good...
overall a very good buy, you won't get much more for your money.

It is dual SIM but it isn't enabled. To enable it you need to root. More info on XDA.

Is this Phone easy to unlock ?

​online form on ee website.

Can you do it straight away after purchase? same day

​no way! shoot I already got my PAC code from my previous sim to transfer my number on to EE, although I didnt want to change networks really. can I transfer the number back or is it too late now? :s

also once I get the unlock code online, where do I enter it or do I take that code to an EE store? thanks

If you don't activate the code by giving it to EE, it will expire without you having to do anything. I think you have 30 days to use it.

I filled in the unlock phone form online like you guys suggested, at the end of it is twlling me it costs £8.99 to unlock the phone which will be taken out of my top up balance. I thought is was free????

I need a new phone. is this better than my existing samsung galaxy s4? my main worry with huawei is the camera as I had a p6 and the camera was bad.

is this locked?

Don't worry, I received the same message when I issued my request to unlock the p9 lite via that form. Post receipt of the unlock code (took about 8 working days to arrive), I have not been charged for the unlock. It may be that parts of the web site simply haven't been updated to reflect their new policy on PAYG phone unlock requests.

Yes, although it is free to unlock as outlined here.

not as good as the £170 deal with beats but still hot as this is a truly brilliant phone

Got one for 129 and 10 top up and the manager said he would request the free unlock for me, he did say could take 2 weeks.

​thank you

Bought p9 lite last month when on offer from ee. Fantastic phone. Bought gold one for £129.99 plus £10 top up. Also put my Virgin sim in straight away worked fine. No need to unlock. Recommended

Just been in an ee shop and phoned them up and they both said I would have to wait 6 months before I could request an unlock code!

Cant be bothered to read thru all the post so might have already been said , but I bought one the last time EE had this offer..

1) Ace phone but ditch the stock launcher for another ( I use Nova ) but to be fair I did not give it much of a chance.

2) Battery life excellent , I get home from work with between 75/85% left, not a heavy user but bluetooth and wifi is on all day..., also very fast...

3) It is unlocked for free but you need to register on the EE site first, took about 7 days to come thru.

4) Can also be unlocked for £3.50 if you cant wait https://www.dc-unlocker.com/free-huawei-bootloader-unlock-tutorial

5) Can also be rooted on the same site for the same price, it was fairly straightforward but had to try it a few times as the unlocker could not find the phone.

6) To root it you need to unlock the bootloader (above)and all the free rooting guides online failed to do this

7) It is 3gb of RAM

:sunglasses: Fingerprint unlock is fantastic

Downsides

1) Cant move stuff form internal to SD card, but you can make the SD card into the default storage so make this the first thing you do then after that everything that can be will be put on the card.

2) Might be me but I cant plug the phone into my comp and transfer music etc, it puts it own app on the computer and I cant seem to get it to work, not a biggy just took the card out of the phone put in the comp and put all my stuff on it that way.

3) Cant set anything but photos for daydream (I like to have a clock)

been in-store today (cheltenham) still £159 , store specific?

Ignore them they are idiots , the kid in my shop asked his manager if they were allowed to sell it to me as I had told him I was going to unlock mine and use another network, both myself and the manager gave him the "you are an idiot look" , before the manager said what the customer does after buying the phone is none of their business...

Unlocking , I registered, rang the indian call center and a nice chap knew all about it and processed me in a few mins, as said the code came a week later...

The 6 months is for contract phones I believe, if that is the case just pay £3.50 (in my previous post)

Yes, I agree. Apparently the logo is slightly raised which makes fitting it a bit tricky. But I'll see how I get on.

I did the unlock using the online form. 10 days wait time now.

It seems every time this is posted, there is always a debate about unlocking from EE for free.

I unlocked 2x P9 Lite - called CS (0800 956 6000) the same day I purchased the phones, registered and then requested the unlock code immediately. None of the CS disputed although on the last request one of them said ‘…you just bought the phone and already want to unlock it?’ I said Yes, that’s right, lol and he didn’t say anything, and processed the request. Also, unlocked an old Alcatel phone. I had to call after few days on the first two requests as I did not receive anything and they did it over the phone. Last one, they did it after 6/7 days via email.

Also, they converted the £10/£5 packs to normal pay as you credit without any issues.

I purchased the phones from EE retail shop (Moorgate) as a pay as you go upgrade, one for £125 and the other £120 with £10\£5 mandatory top-ups. It also came with £10 free credits to be used within 2 months.

no need to wait just ring 0800 956 6000 have all your details at hand and they will text you the unlock code straight away :smiley:

Are you sure? last time I tried it was 7 to 10 days and In my case they refused so i used dcunlocker instead.

Good specs on paper, but when you actually use it you can feel where they have cut corners. The touch screen feels very low quality and dosnt track your finger well so its bad for gaming and gives a bad overall experience. I got mine with the beats headphones and sent it back because of this issue. I got a Moto g4 instead and it's a much better phone, dispite having worse specs on paper.

I bought this and ee told me I can't unlock it until it 6 months old?

​i just also went to get it and was told the same! ashame as im stuck with vodafone for a few months

Struggling to find the black model in stock anywhere ... is it gone once sold out or they replenish the stock periodically ?

They are lying. Use the online for for a max 10 day wait or try calling the number given above. According to their own website, you only need to register on a PAYG in order to get the unlock, no wait.

Remember guys, you won't need to unlock it if you plan to use the following network SIMs inside:

ASDA Mobile
Orange
T-Mobile
BT Mobile
Co-op Mobile
1p Mobile
Virgin Mobile
Plusnet Mobile/LIFE

Delight and Vectone are unlikely to work despite them using EE - they have some strange setup where from my personal experience their SIMs don't work in locked EE phones, they have to be unlocked.

Hope this helps.

This will be significantly faster than the S4, and the camera has an aperture of f2.0 so will perform reasonably well in low light.

You can see a P9 Lite camera review and photo samples here:
http://www.gsmarena.com/hauwei_p9_lite-review-1461p8.php

I've just bought my mother an unlocked Moto G4 for £150 with 2 year warranty from JL.

Would this P9 lite have been better?

I have an Honor 8 which has the same fingerprint sensor as the one found in the P9 and P9 Lite. It is absolutely fantastic, recognises in less than half a second with no delays. It's so fast I barely ever see my lock screen.

Got this for the wife to replace faulty Samsung, she loves it does everything it should and loves the fingerprint scanner so the kids don't keep borrowing it, only downside so far after 2 weeks is the picture quality at night but daytime is fine, cant grumble for the price

I have just called EE, it will take up to 10 days to get the unlock code through email. I request people not to confuse the community by giving out incomplete/wrong information.

Yes mine worked fine with virgin mobile sim

I made a unlock request on the 3rd, I still have not got the code yet.

Remember the P9 'Lite' has a regular micro usb connector, the P9 has the new USB type C connector.

Thanks for the clarification!

​Yeah after 6mth when you on contract but when On paygo it's free and maybe take 5/10 days to get unlock :wink:

Stick one of these in:

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/toshiba-exceria-m302-64gb-micro-sd-u3-13-99-prime-17-98-non-prime-amazon-2578024

And you'll have a decent mid range phone with loads of storage for around £150.

Well said. They get the unlock code from Huawei so it can't be instant.

​Why is it funny
Every micro USB port phone I have used developed charging port fault including g4 so I avoid them like An iphone

just bought 1 from lakeside store..139!

Bought one today, quite a nice phone. It's L31 model, which has NFC. Well worth the price.

Never had issues myself.

Best case for this?

Amazing phone battery is great easily 15 hours and im a heavy user.

​Hi how do you unlock it for free on payg? Thanks

Honor 7 v p9 lite
Am waiting for sub 100 p9 lite as only need to pull trigger on this when my mast goes lte-a cat 6 but is it worth paying more for an Honor handset

Thanks OP, picked up a black one in York today to replace my P8 Lite, which has been brilliant. A quick tip, if you've an EE pay as you go SIM lying around which is active, and has been for over three months, ask for a PAYG upgrade. It saved me £15, total paid £124 including the £10 top up.

I just bought one in Edinburgh to replace an Xperia XA. The Sony had a nice design but woeful battery life, no fingerprint scanner and 2GB of RAM.

I like that the P9 Lite has a bigger and full HD screen. I was able to transfer all my apps over by touching the 2 phones together (NFC) and afterwards the Huawei downloaded everything from Google Play.

The camera seems good enough, and I'm going to enjoy watching Netflix and listening to music on this phone. I had a spare 128GB microSD which now has a new home.

Fantastic value for the price.

Got my mum one of these when the Beats deal was cheaper. On the invoice it £129.99 for the phone, £30 for the Beats and £10 top up.

Got £20 top up (dunno why), giving the missus the Beats for Christmas and gave my mum the phone at the cost price.

The battery life is excellent and the device is nice and fast. As she's on TalkTalk, she gets a free SIM contract that's plenty for her so contacted EE to unlock on the day it was delivered. Took about 10 days as EE needed to contact Huawei for code. Once arrived, all sorted in seconds. Now I've got £20 on a SIM I don't need so might use it on Play Store through mobile billing.

would say the honor 7 is better. build quality & camera

I got one yesterday from the Beverley store, £129.99 and £10 top up. The salesperson said can't unlock for 6 months and showed him what it says off the web site. He said it's wrong info on the web site

If you’re on pay as you go, you can unlock your phone as soon as you get it, as long as it’s locked to EE, Orange or T-Mobile. Your pay as you go account must be registered with your details for us to unlock a pay as you go device. Register or manage your account >

You must also ensure the device has not been reported as lost or stolen.

There are no charges for unlocking for pay as you go devices bought from EE and our indirect partners. We’ll need to check other devices to confirm where and when they were bought. Pay monthly devices used on pay as you go will be subject to pay monthly rules and checks.

Make sure you set a data limit in the phone's settings menu for your mum. Those free TalkTalk SIMs only have an allowance of 500MB a month, and hefty automatic charges if she goes over.

Bought one on Nov 3rd online was never delivered and still waiting for Refund.Great phone mint battery

Got the honor 5c which is the same more or less but the ram is only 2gb and it is great especially the battery life and the camera is surprisigly good when in decent levels of light.

This or a Moto G4 standard? His does 3gb ram compare to 2gb?

Is processor more important than ram? I've looked at a few opinions online, but I don't understand it.

Which would you go for?

Will this phone play snap chat?, I have a Lumia windows phone it wont let me use snap chat, any one know a phone for around £100 that will let me use it, thanks

Didn't expect much from this phone but honestly I'm amazed by it.
I've mainly been an iOS user (currently got a 6s plus), but had a few flagship androids along the way. Never really been tempted to switch till I got this phone. Easily the smoothest Android phone I've ever used. Great build quality for the price. Battery life is astonishing.

Never thought a £129 Android would have me considering switching over!

​I had a play with both the G4 and this before opting for the Huawei. Not sure why but the Huawei was substantially more responsive and a lot quicker. Was really surprised as vanilla Android is touted as the 'cleanest' Android you can get.
Checked YouTube comparison vids which were also in favour of the P9L.

If you can go to a carphone warehouse store and try them out you'll see what I mean. All down to personal preference obviously but for me there's no real contest. The battery life and fingerprint scanner outweigh the desire for vanilla Android. Can't imagine anyone would be disappointed with either though.

Buy this. You will not be disappointed.

I might be biased, owning an Honor 8 myself, but the more RAM, the better.

More RAM means you can do more stuff at the same time as other stuff.
A faster processor means you can do whatever you want quicker.

This will be the better option.

Thanks for the info. I appreciate it.

Be sure to check which other networks are accepted by EE such as virgin mobile which I have found out recently.

Hi, anyone who got the unlock code for this phone, did you get it via email or text on your ee number? Thanks.

Give them a ring , I did the online form and it did not work, rang them after a few days to see how long it would take and the chap said the request had failed for some reason, did it for me instead , took 7 days to come thru, but had got fed up of waiting and used dcunlocker instead....

​got mine via email. initial request failed. they let me know about failure via email. I then rang and gave them further details and they sorted over the phone. received code 7 days later via email.

did you find out a good case for this?
I'm after protection but not too much bulk...but i'd go protection over style anyway.
Thanks for any info you found

Thanks for that info, my daughter was holding out for moto (she's still using the Original moto), but this looks better all round

My solution: Go to Advance Settings - Security - Allow to use HDB with HiSuite software installed on your PC.

She'll love this.

Huawei have added some really useful gestures and controls that are more commonly found on high end Samsung devices, but not 'stock' Android devices like the Moto G range.

An example is scrolling screenshots, which capture the whole screen and the content below it. I use it all the time! Also I'm a huge fan of the one handed UI mode which makes the screen smaller - ideal for use on buses and trains. You can't find that on the Moto G or other vanilla Android phones either!

There's also a gloves mode which increases the sensitivity of the screen so that you can still use it while wearing gloves. A handy feature again that is not found on Moto G or even the iPhone.

just a heads up - if you request your unlock code trough your account, EE will charge you 10 quid or pretty much whatever was your balance on that prepaid card.

went in to my local EE store today but they had no knowledge of this offer.They did say they were a franchise so don't do all the deals that EE do .They had it priced at over £350 !

​Are you sure you were looking at the P9 Lite not the standard P9? £350 sounds more like the price for the P9. Could be wrong though!

Just got a deal today for a gift 169 all in with white headphones
In gold phone was £20 more expensive
Staff was very friendly and helpful in Abbey centre belfast
Never got this kind of service in Vodafone, o2 or three store

Cheers, but it was simpler than that , just had to allow files in the drop down menu, by default it just charges .....

I have this pretty good......... https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01FJOORSM/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o09_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

one for sale on here for £130 , unlocked so a good buy for someone..............

4h on screen time and still 60% battery remaining. That's awesome!

That is quite incredible actually. Using WiFi at the moment or mobile data?

80% time on WiFi+. Location services ON, NFC OFF. Bluetooth headphones ON for 6h.

Don't suppose anyone knows whether the app Viewranger works on these? Or could try and see? I tested my mother's Huawei/Honor phone couple of months back but didn't seem to work. Not sure if it was a one off thing but I need to it navigate hills during winter, so kind of important. Thanks.

This would definitely appear to be store specific....just rang my local branch and they don't even sell the P9 Lite on PAYG...only on contract.

Works perfectly fine on my Honor 8 (the Honor 8 is almost identical in terms of spec to the 'proper' P9).

Installed and while opening got message that skyline functionality will not work due to lack of gyroscope. Huawei P9 and Honor 8 will work. Both have gyro. P9 Lite doesn't have it.

With other phones I've paid someone a few quid on ebay to unlock. Can this be done with this phone?

If you don't want to wait, https://www.dc-unlocker.com will unlock it for €4.

Thanks for help.

Shame you have to install this software rather than just get a code from the phone? Guess I'm ok with that... :neutral_face:

They've been around for years so I'm sure their software is safe. Totally up to you though, of course. I'd rather wait for EE to send out the code myself.

Little update; 15% battery remaining with 7 hours on screen time. I did web browsing, camera, music, couple of phonecalls, installing apps and other staff you normally do while discovering new phone.

I finally decided to change from the legend that was the original Moto G to this. Very pleased I did. It's a fabulous phone with a real quality feel and superb performance and battery life - I am seeing around 1 hour of screen on time for every 10% of battery use. The only downside (as the reviews did mention and I knew beforehand) is the charging time. That aside, it's a bargain at £130 - I looked far and wide, read and YouTube-d plenty of reviews, and couldn't locate a better budget phone for this price. I created an EE account, verified my device through the account and was able to request an unlock code online. All fairy straightforward. The automated email says the code will be sent within 10 days.

Cheers, much appreciated. Have bought anyway but never used or heard of the skyline functionality so hopefully doesn't interfere with my general use. Thanks.

Cheers. Given it a punt, so i'll see how I get on.

For anyone in the Glasgow area. The store at Clydebank has gold and black in stock, and was available with the £10 topup, no hassle. Very helpful and efficient staff as well.

I think Lenovo/Lenovo retailers may have shot themselves I'm the foot by not reducing the Moto G4 to £130 (or less) in time for Christmas.

I'm typing this on a 1st gen Moto G and have been feverishly looking on this site 10 times a day to upgrade it to the G4 for months now, but not for £160. That's retail and has been that price since release.
I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one thinking 'a price drop has to come by Xmas right!??'

Wrong. What's happened instead? The King is dead. Long live the King. Dumb...

I'm pretty sure it's 130 from cpw as an uograde

You mean a contract upgrade? Not sure why it would be £130 if it's a contract for a low to mid price phone. Unless I'm missing something. :smiley:

No, payg upgrade.
If you are on ee Vodafone or o2 pay as you go then it's 129.99 for the g4 outright from cpw. It'll also be unlocked

Nice info, hadn't tried clicking thru to that area before.
my daughter is getting upgrade from orig Moto G, was def going to talk her into the P9 lite but this price for Moto G4 is good. Screen size will be the dealbuster for her, but for me the P9 lite wold still be preferred (and what I bought for myself) for that RAM (2Gb vs 3Gb). Am leaving Firefox OS mob that was rocking a massive 500Mb RAM so this P9lite is good fun.
https://www.carphonewarehouse.com/motorola/moto-g4.html#!colour=black&capacity=16GB&dealType=pgud&network=EE

Have a P8 Max - love it!

Have a P8 - love it!

Was going to buy this today but you have to wait 6 months before unlocking which put me off as I'm on contract with 3. plus guy said unlocking with other than EE invalidates warranty

Isn't that if you buy a pay monthly phone?

Wrong on both counts I'm afraid.

​what do you mean?

You don't have to wait 6 months to unlock with EE and unlocking does not invalidate a warranty.

I was told the same in my local EE shop. Why can't they train their staff properly? One has to go to HUKD to find out more about it. :confused:

​maybe they want to keep you on EE . annoying that they would lie or withhold information

Interested in this, but having had a Sony Z3 crack in my back pocket TWICE when sitting down, I'm a little reticent about phones with 5.2" screens (display cracking never happened with 4.8" screens!)....anyone know how robust this phone is?

I'd expect any large screen phone to crack if I sat down with it in my back pocket :confused:

I can't comment on how robust it is (in use) because the missus won't let me use it till Sunday :neutral_face: but my initial thought on first handling it was 'gonna have to be careful with this' I'd feel more comfortable using a phone with more rounded edges but for the price & specs this is a great deal and I'll get used to it :smiley:

Been using this for three days now and it's fantastic. Ultra quick, brilliant display, great battery life and overall much better than the P8 Lite it's replaced.

I went into the Portsmouth store and they had no stock. Online was showing more expensive. I called sales and the gentleman called Joe explained that the phone was showing up on his screen at £129.99. I ordered it there and then with him. Arrived the next day via DPD (no delivery charge). It arrived yesterday and Joe even said that the phone is a top handset.

​i might do the same and phone them but have a keep wondering whether I should wait for sales.

voted hot for the deal but ee crossgates (Leeds) were worse than useless. visited last Saturday and they had no stock but kindly offered to put one away from the Tuesday delivery. been in today and no stock. same lad I spoke to last time doesn't remember me or the conversation. of course I quietly left without making a fuss to post here (passive aggressive much!!)

The claims that it's fragile if even dropped from sofa to floor is my only concern.
I've seen too many iphones smash due to a lack of gorilla glass. Sad to experience for an expensive item break so easily. :disappointed:

Useless staff is what put me off getting this plus risk of not being able to get unlocked.
Hearing mixed stories about having to wait 6 months to unlock etc. Also hassle requesting unlock codes needing to activate sim online and some people having to phone as well

For the money, the build seems impressive. It's very refined with excellent fit and finish, but it's still a 5.2-inch budget phone with a plastic back. And it's a thin phone so, if you do intend to sit on a phone, I wouldn't choose this one! My old Moto G was ideal - 4.5 inch and chunky - and you could have it in your back pocket and sit on it without a thought. I won't be sitting on this one.

Ok, I bought one....not sure I can be bothered to get it unlocked via EE (waiting 7 days + is a drag), before I pony up for the https://www.dc-unlocker.com service, I'm thinking about rooting my phone (yeah, yeah I know....invalidate the warranty, can brick it etc), as the second sim being enabled would be useful - are there any Mobile rooting experts out there that can say whether rooting my phone will remove it being locked to EE (because I don't want to shell out for https://www.dc-unlocker.com ....if rooting will unlock my p9 lite too)

Rooting won't SIM unlock.

Any phone will smash depending on the force and height at which it was dropped from.

Gorilla Glass does not stop a screen from cracking. It stops a screen from being scratched.

The ONLY smartphone out there with a truly crack resistant, smashproof display is the Moto Z Force. But that basically has a plastic screen instead and despite it being smashproof, it scratches quite easily.

True my son dropped his Samsung s5 phone with gorilla glass and body armour case, fell on a tarmac and still cracked screen. Cost me £120 for a new screen. I have the p9 lite totally awesome phone fantastic value for money. Highly Recommended. I bought the official huawei flip case works a treat

yay bit of luck, managed to pick up a p9 (not lite) for 165 locally! :smile:

Now that is a deal! Hope you enjoy it, the P9 is an amazing phone.

i know i really dont need it as have a op3 (and possibly some other phones :wink: ) but I was like how can i say no at that price!!
gonna hunt for a tempered glass screen protector & case before I take it out and about though

Is this deal still on instore

Is this a upgrade from a iPhone 5s

Oh good god yes!
And since Huawei's EMUI interface is strikingly similar to iOS, you'll feel right at home.

It seems to be store specific. If they are doing the offer, whether they have them in stock is the issue.

​I've just picked up one for the daughter at Edinburgh Ocean Terminal, but it depends on store stock

My EE P9 Lite is now network unlocked via dc-unlocker (at a cost of €4 = £3.50) ...yay.

Easy to do? Any problems?

Frankly, whilst the concept was simple enough (download a program, buy some credits for €4, set a setting on the P9 lite, connect to computer & unlock), it was a bit of a faff, this is the best guide....

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=66782268&postcount=5

....but even that guide didn't match my experience....in my case, rather than the program unlocking autonomously, it just read the phone's internals spat out some codes onscreen....

Unlock codes:
NCK : 8283322654568903
NetSub : 9161509708706159
SP : 3469575729244552
Unblock 4879113680579727

(note I've changed the numbers!)

Though not obvious, faced with those codes, you have to put then put your non EE SIm in, restart the phone & then enter the NCK code that the unlocking program provided you with. (essentially the NCK code is the SIM/network unlock code).....their unlock code worked though, & for the small £3.50 it cost, it saved waiting for a week or two for EE to get back to me.

I managed to get one last week for £139.99 including £20 top-up, I had to negotiate as already with EE. I changed the £20 top-up pack to normal credit.

Nice 1 Hank, will give it a go.
Many thanks.

One thing to note, after downloading the program & installing it, before connecting your phone to the computer, do this...

Enable "manufacture mode" on your p9 Lite. This is done by entering in dial pad code *#*#2846579#*#*, select "Project Menu", "Background settings", "USB ports settings", "Manufacture mode".

...then connect your phone to the PC....the dc-unlocker program can then find it ok.

The other thing is for safety's sake is to enable OEM unlock (not needed for uNlocking, but if anything goes wrong whilst dabbling with this type of thing, at least things can be recovered)....

http://android.wonderhowto.com/news/psa-enable-hidden-setting-before-modding-anything-android-0167840/ (bottom part - "How to Enable 'OEM Unlocking'" it's quick & simple, but yields peace of mind)

For those struggling to fine this deal the phone is advertised on p15 of the EE Christmas gift guide found in store.

Any one recommend a phone case for the phone

Does the fit bit charge2 work with the p9 Lite?

This is a good deal , I'm contemplating this v moto g4 v Sony xa , any opinions ? I'm mostly focusing on updates in the future and performance of course.

Had a look on fit bit forum, not compatible with p9 lite. Very frustrating

Overall performance - the P9 Lite
Updates - Moto G4
Build quality - P9 Lite/Xperia XA
Design - P9 Lite
Fingerprint sensor - P9 Lite (None on Moto G4/Xperia XA)
Battery Life - P9 Lite/Moto G4
Fast battery charging - Moto G4/Xperia XA
Screen quality and resolution - P9 Lite
Camera quality - P9 Lite
Higher resale value - P9 Lite/Xperia XA
Memory expansion - P9 Lite/Xperia XA
Gyroscope - Moto G4 (None on P9 Lite/Xperia XA)

I know which one I'd choose...

Hope this helps!

P.S. If you still can't decide, go here and look at the reviews and comparisons for each device:
http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=7983&idPhone2=8103&idPhone3=7950

Anyone know of an alternative to the fit bit charge 2 which works with the p9 Lite? Thx

Much appreciated , just to say that regarding updates do you think moto g4 will get updates beyond nougat ? As the Moto g3 has already stopped being updated.
Also looking at the huawei p8 lite it seems not to be getting any further updates beyond mm which is worrying.

PS I think the Moto g4 also has memory card slot ,just saying lol.

Just bought this for £139 from EE anyone know how the dual sim works can I be contacted on either number or do you have to set one line up at a time

Need a new phone, should I think about this or wait till January sales? Do people think there'll be anything worth waiting for at this price or less?

Consensus is, this is a lot of phone for the money. Can't see you getting a better deal in this price range.

Looks like this offer is still on in store, couple of queries if anyone can help...

1. What is the FM radio on it like ? Is the reception really good like on the Sony's, or not so good like on most other phones (like Moto, etc)

2. How would it compare to an S5, which I already have ? I believe the S5 would still be better in performance, etc, but is it really not much difference ?

Have you seen any decent deals for the honor 7?
Seems like a good phone but price is more than double as far as I can see?

this or Vodafone Smart Ultra 7 Mobile (£115 + 10 top up - Argos)?

This is a considerably better phone than the Smart Ultra 7.

if you keep your eye on ebay usually go for 120-180

how does the honor 7 compare with the p9 (not lite) 3gb ram version?

P9 lite has 3gb ram

Yes I'm aware but I wanted to know how the honor 7 compared to the 3gb ram version of the p9 (not lite) as there is a 4gb variant of that too

The EE store in Farnham had it at £229.... so I walked out again!

been in to a few different stores, seems like it is no longer that price.

It's only £160 @ EE online, £190 with beats headphones

Seems to be a trend. I did the online form, set up my account & verified my device and, as far as I could tell, I did everything correctly, but my request was refused today as I had not set up my account correctly.

I phoned and spoke to EE and they just took my name and address, asked a few verification questions about when I last topped up and how I paid for the phone and they said I'd get the code in another "within 10 days" period. So I'd recommend anyone else unlocking to speak to them and get them to confirm you've set up your account correctly rather than relying on the online form. Might save you a few wasted days.

​Exactly the same happened to me today. Nice girl on the call centre corrected whatever was wrong and said it would be with me in 10 days.

Incidentally, I'm around 10 days in to using this phone and still can't believe how good it is, especially for what I paid. The kids have iPhone 6S's and this is at least equal (but with better battery life) for around a quarter of the price.

Thank you OP.

I bought the Gold one as the both 2 EE stores in our town did not have the Black version.
The prices were the same in both stores.
£129.99 + £10.00 top up for Black.
£ 159.99 + £ 10.00 top up for Gold.
Now waiting for the Unlock code before I can use it.
I have also ordered a case & screen protector from Amazon.

Has anyone seen these prices in Wales?

the deal is still live, got mine today! only £10 top up.
Note, make sure they give you a sealed box, they tried to give me an opened one...

Where are people seeing them at this price? Has anyone been to Telford or Shrewsbury?

Saw them in Northampton at the prices I mentioned in my earlier post on 28 December. I don't know if they are still same price now.

CPW are advertising it for £159 plus £10 top up. Every phone I have bought from the has been unlocked as well

just bought it at the headline price from EE cribbs causeway in Bristol

Got one with the Beats headphones for 169.99 plus £10 top up

Still at this price EE in Canary Wharf London, if that helps anyone

The fit bit charge 2 is not compatible with the P9 Lite.
Can anyone recommend a similar product to fit bit that does work with the P9 Lite?

​yes, bought one in Bangor, black, 129.99 + 10 top up

thanks op

only on vodafone, ee & o2 are a tenner more

only on vodafone, ee & o2 are a tenner more

Got one in Camden at 5pm today (black £129+£10) having earlier tried all the Oxford St shops which had none left. One of the guys in the Oxford St stores said that there was not going to be any more stock / redelivery for a while.
So they are out there, but need to hunt about.
decided to go for it when I found the speaker to be a lot louder than I had thought, seems a really good deal to me, just setting up now.

Still available today at Maskew Avenue Peterborough for £129.99 + £10 top up

Really awesome phone for the money, I think it is faster than my old S5 now, less lags etc, seems a better screen to my eyes, and certainly better sound for watching TV on (dunno if that's just cos of better speaker placement). The one thing not so good that I can see is the camera. Battery life seems fab even without using any of the battery saving modes.

Amazing value for money really.

i've been waiting for an unlock code from EE for more than two weeks now, CS are a bunch of **** for a lack of a better word.

just a heads up

I have been waiting 9 days for the unlock code. Hope they send it soon! Are there any reputable unlock dealers on Ebay( Incase I get stuck)?

It could be Huawei causing the delay. Think they quoted 10 business days so could also be delayed by the holiday period.

See #57 Can be unlocked for £3.50 using this method click here

Thank you for the info. Looks a bit complicated for me as I am not good at ​this sort of stuff.

Fair enough. Hope the unlock code comes through soon.

Just tried the free unlock via the website (after registering my SIM, device, topping up £5 so it had my card and address details, etc).

Bloody EE website.

Gave up when it rejected at what looks like the very last page with an 'Ooop, something went wrong' message for the fourth time.

Will try on the phone instore I guess, waste a bit of their time as well as mine.

Was out and about using the FM radio today, very good, almost as good as the Sony ones, and also hardly used any battery. Such a great device, and I am somebody who has been through loads of phones this year, from a Nexus 6p, a Note 4, a Yodaphone 2 (also awesome, but not as a daily phone), Moto X Play, Oneplus 3, an S5, Xa, z2 and Z3C's... the p9 Lite is the standout for me, or just about equal to the Z3C (because of the screen, battery, general performance , sound and FM radio, a biggie for me).
Great stuff.

Was told instore that you can only unlock it from EE after 3 months

(oh, famous for their not so good customer service, this store lives up to it, so I would think twice if thinking of doing the switch)

Update
just called ee on 0800 956 6000
& said that I still not had received the unlock code despite their email to 10 days ago stated it can take upto 10 days.
He replied that the payg had not been properly registered so he registered it again & gave me £15 credit. I said that the code was more important than the credit to me. Now upto another 10 days to wait. He said he will ask the unlock team to prioritise the request. Now wait & see.

First attempt to unlock failed and I had to wait another 10 days for the code, total 18 days, was told they will put a note to prioritise but came in 10 days.

Unlocked the phone, debranded & upgraded the firmware to 2 sim version.
I don't fancy the phone and thinking of selling it if any interested.
I bought a few days ago Moto g4 play which I may use instead. I'm not comparing the two here. I will be missing the fingerprint scanner

Since you seem to know what you're doing....

1. I couldn't wait on EE, so ponied up €4 to get my phone unlocked (via dc-unlocker), but apparently I need to pony up another €4 if I want to unlock the bootloader....are you saying that the unlock code that EE eventually sent you gave you unbridled access to the phone (to allow you to do the procedure to enable dual sim)

2. What guide did you follow to successfully get the 2nd sim card clot working?

3. After doing this upgrade does everything work (no bugs?)

Thanks.

The code sent by EE is only to unlock the phone to accept any network/sim card.
You do not need the above code to unlock the bootloader/ debrand/upgrade the firmware. You can do these operations while the phone still locked to EE.

Unlocking the bootloader is the easiest part, first request the bootloader password from the Huawei website ( a free straightforward immediate procedure). You need Huawei ID to log in.
http://emui.huawei.com/en/plugin/unlock/index (I recommend to log in first then open another tab and copy the link given here to go straight to the unlocking page). After getting the password you need a command via fastboot to unlock it.

Debranding/upgrading the firmware to 2 sim is not easy I'm afraid, it took long long hours till I got there. My laptop is ready now to do these operation in no time. Unlocking the bootloader is just the introduction (required) and the easiest part. Also you need a SD card. Obtaining and Rewriting files via adb/fastboot command ...etc.

*Be advised that unlocking the bootloader will Factory reset the phone so you need to backup if needed.

No bugs as all I did is changing the firmware from 1 sim EE branded version to 2 sim Europe version.

I'm a bit late to the show with this one, however I plan on checking in my local EE store in a couple of days time to see what they still have the price as.

One question though, that I'd like to know from anyone who has got it from an EE store, not CPW etc. Are the phones branded as well as Sim locked? I just wondered how bad the branding is from EE if it is indeed branded. When you have their logo plastered everywhere and they fill the OS with bloatware it's a bit off putting. If it's just locked to EE but has stock firmware then that would be nice! Thanks

no branding what so ever or bloatware from EE, only SIM locked.Not sure on the ROM but I think it's a ee one.
Don't have the phone now (moved to a full fat p9) but its really a superb phone and a bargain at this price.

Thanks for the info, that's good to hear then :smiley: I'll see what they've got left in my local store. Thanks.

yesterday i recieved a text telling me that i've just made the request for unlocking and its going to be another 10 days until i get it :smiley:
literally a month to get this POS unlocked IF they actually give me the unlock code in 10 days,cause so far every time i call to check up on whats going on they tell me that the account i have is not registered properly(which is a complete lie).

it seems to me that you place the request and someone takes a look at it on the 10th day, nothing is being done before that even if you speak with CS or send a freaking complaint online.

should've just bought an unlocked moto g4, this is freaking ridiculous.
i wouldnt be so upset about all of this if the phone wasnt a present for someone else...

​I wish that carphonewarehouse was selling them at a reasonable price when I got from ee as they are unlocked to avoid this hassle. I ended up getting the gold one as they did not have the black ones in stock -extra 30 quid ! Were they holding back the black ones in order to shift the dearer gold ones? I am suspicious.

Unlocking requests being dealt with "within 10 days" does seem like it is "in 10 days", though my requests were over Christmas and New Year so 10 days each not too bad.

I did get my unlock code yesterday and it worked fine and my Tesco SIM is working. After my initial "account not registered correctly" refusal, I phone and spoke to EE, gave them further details and all seemed fine and was told "within 10 days". However, that same evening I received a second refusal message saying "account not registered correctly". I don't know if that was the second request made via telephone being refused or if they sent the first refusal message twice, many hours apart. Confusing.

So I topped up £5 to put my card details on my account and tried the online form again. Got the code 10 days later, though I don't know whether that was from the phone call to EE or due to the £5 credit and online form. So if anyone is getting multiple "account not registered" refusals, the £5 credit (lowest amount you can do) might do the trick.

They refused to unlock mine for free because it was less than 6 months and they charged me £8.99 for unlocking. Is this right?

Guys unlocking is free and as easy as 1 2 3, register the phone/sim online, request the unlock code from within your account by filling in the form then just wait usually 7-10 days, you may receive a text message at the end of this period saying thanks for requesting to unlock your phone,you will receive an email in 10 days. That usually means you will receive an email that day or the next day with the unlock code.
My first attempt failed (my fault) because I requested the unlock from my other account without registering/adding the new phone/number.

No need to call them as some of their staff are clueless and may wrongly charge you.
You already in credit when you purchased the phone so why topping up!!

Just to confirm that unlocking a PAYG phone on EE is free straight away. No need to wait 6 months. I purchased 2 phones for my daughters for xmas. 1st attempt failed as an EE customer service operator didn't enter all the info into their system. Called them back after 8 days and tried again, with all info entered this time around, it took 9 days (but this was over xmas holidays). Then I received codes by email. If they try to make you pay for unlocking, refer them to their own website details, which states its free
http://ee.co.uk/help/getting-started/joining-ee/unlocking-your-device

Thanks for that…you saved me another €4 …code obtained & applied 
I’ve now got the second sim slot enabled (I didn’t debrand – stock Huawei)….but yeah, it wasn’t a pleasant learning experience…I just don’t know why it has to be all such extreme geek!

are these still available?

I think it's just a matter of checking store in your area.

How does this phone compare with Vodafone Smart Ultra 6?

chased them on Thursday for unlock code & told me to wait till the 2nd lot of 10 days period has passed which would have been on Monday 16th, but yesterday I got a message to wait another 10 days!

Do they purposely make you wait another 10 days every time you chase them?

Been using phone for 3 weeks now and it's definitely an upgrade from my iPhone 5s so glad I bought it , strange thing on do not disturb setting that for some reason it was still on at 7:30am even though I had set it to allow callers after 7am it worked fine until the last 2 days so I have cleared the times and will schedule to see if it works ok

Anyone know if they are doing this or seen this in Aberdeen?

1: What is branded about the EE Firmware?
2: Are you saying that the dual sim feature of this phone does not work and is locked down when you buy from EE and keep the EE firmware on there?
3: When you unlock the boot loader does this void your warranty?
4: There seems to be some threads online where there are a couple of different methods of unlocking the boot loader. From a quick skim read, some people are saying that a certain method keeps the warranty intact because they are able to "relock" the boot loader. Other replies say that the phone would just show a status of "relocked" anyway so would be detectable. So basically I want to know if warranty gets voided.

I used to be someone that did not care for warranty and took risks on phones to get control with root etc, but I have had so many phones die on me and have issues that I cannot trust to do it now as warranty is important to me.

Finally I received the unlock code today having waited 19 days!

great! was it free? and do you have to keep the sim in the phone until you get the code? I like to use another ee sim in the phone

thanks

No, you don't have to keep the original supplied ee sim in the phone. Once you receive the unlock code, insert a non ee related sim eg - 3, vodafone etc sim which will then prompt you to enter the unlock code. It was free from ee. See earlier posts on how to request the free unlock code.

EE branding is kept to minimum(almost invisible) but updates may take longer to reach for branded versions.
You need to flash a file to unlock the 2 sim. Basically the hardware is there for 2 sims but not the software which is stupid. The bootloader is automatically locked after performing software update.

I wasn't thinking about warranty doing the procedure, it was for educational purposes.

If I want to return it then will flash the original firmware and send it back.

To those that got the unlock code from EE, how do they send the unlock code via? Email or text or both? Thanks.

Email, but will text you with updates.

Is there a way of unlocking this phone from EE WITHOUT using the supplied £10 PAYG sim they make you buy with the phone?
I want to unlock it and then sell that separately.

EDIT: Apparently not.

Finally unlocked free via code supplied over the phone from EE.

First attempt, rejected by text on day 10, incorrect registration.

Second attempt, Phoned them, bla bla very sorry, will get it sorted as soon as etc. Registered it to me this time (it's a Christmas present), waited 14 days with no answer.

Third attempt, Phoned and said I had no reply, guy says I got a rejection text on original SIM which I wasn't using(specifically asked for reply on my number). Rejection text said need to wait 6 months, which he says is wrong because it's payg. He asked where I bought it, put me on hold and came back with an apology and the unlock code which worked fine.

Shop I bought it from stated I would need to wait 6 months as well. The online form stated free but the email reply says it'll cost 8.99. All in all a bit of a joke company, but got there in the end.

I was very impressed with the phone as well when I used it. Though nothing that uses HTTPS (every registration form lol) will work until play services and web view are updated.

Looks like everyone is getting a rejection on day 10 for incorrect registration!

Yeah I got a rejection too and had to call them, something about account not being correctly registered. So still waiting.

I think you're all being unfeasibly tight on yourselves, seriously, I bought mine in an EE shop & had it unlocked that same day....for €4 (about £3.50)...no delay or the pain of having to deal with many EE staff/teams/departments all giving different versions of what has to be done to get an unlock code ...just use dc-unlocker

does this phone have a official case

​Its not being tight but in my case, I didn't feel confident to do it. I am not technical as some. Would have paid to get a straight forward code from ebay etc.

​it's does, but it's not leather as advertised, I got fingernail marks on it opening the packet,and it doesn't even unlock/lock the phone when you open /close it.

Not that cheap either. Only upside is it like the slimmest of them all.

Not being cheap, not everyone has the savvy to use dc unlocker. I've used it loads over the years, but when I looked at this phone's instructions I decided to wait.

​+1

Same with me. You try to tear the back of the cardboard as indicated and the case is right up against it so it's very easy to scratch.

Not the best case. The cheapest I could find on eBay was about £11.50, but I wouldn't recommend it at that price. Quality is only average for an official case.

Is this deal still active?

Is it still live?

I got the same text through but not on day 10. About day 3 maybe. I phoned CS and she resubmitted the request online asking me all my details (again) over the phone.

If it does not work after 10 days now I will just pay for a code somewhere.

Also find the phone very good for the money.

My unlock codes have come through now :smiley:
Think it has taken about 2 weeks altogether, one online request and then one call to customer services.

Have one of these arriving through 02 , there's a p8 lite coming out in Feb 1st with Android 7.0.. is it worth cancelling my order ? What do you think

The P8 Lite is at least a year old! Why would you consider that over the P9 Lite?

basically they're releasing an update to the p9 lite , but in some strange wisdom they're calling it the p8 lite 2017.

it's a p9 lite with a newer processor and 3gb ram as standard.

its the "2017" version , on vodafone for it seems £185, i have gone for one of these already as its not worth the extra £50 from what i can see.

Is it going to be a Vodafone exclusive

http://www.androidauthority.com/huawei-p8-lite-2017-uk-745247/

no, vodafone first though

Would be interested to try it. Naming on huawei part is ridiculous though wonder why they did that

Glass protectors are a life saver. Worth every penny. I've smashed up 2 screen protectors now and each time phone looked as good as new. Top photo is p9 lite, bottom photo is for an LG Spirit, my previous phone.

The guy who did a very popular and very positive review of the P9 Lite on YouTube isn't impressed by the new P8Lite 2017. Doesn't think it's as good. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G19ZwxIAwA4

Bought 2 P9 lites for £139 each for the wife and I before xmas. Brilliant phones.
Now my daughter wants one. Best deal I can see now is £199 from EE
Is there any better prices at the moment?

​Giffgaff £179 unlocked.

How is this deal still active. It expired many weeks ago

was thinking of buying this on amazon for £210 but just seen this deal, has put me right of

It's currently £179 with Giff Gaff

Can you buy it without a goody bag though? The cheapest is £10.

Afraid not, I think there's a £5 option though?

I would also check out the Honor X6 and Lenovo P2. I keep switching between all three.

Check out eBay for a used honor 7. They are pretty good.
And if you don't mind importing xiaomi redmi note 3.

Will take a look

And if you're happy with 720p, maybe consider a Doogee X5 Pro from eBay UK (or the X5 Max Pro if you need a bigger capacity battery). At ~£60, fantastic bang-for-your-buck.